Newbie, in the newbie list, with a newbie question

[Andrew Stout]

Are you sure you downloaded the iso as a binary?  Are you sure you 
didn't mount it before burning it?  Those are the two most common 
sources of error...

--A.

>Dear all,
>
>First of all, the usual apologies if this a common question. However, based
>on the fact that my installer keeps crashing I don't think it's that common
>a question or I'd have found the answer by now!
>
>I have downloaded the ISO CD image of version 2.3 and made a CD and tried
>to follow the instructions on the YellowDog website to install YDL on a
>7600/132 with a 4Gb HD and 192Mb Memory. I partitioned the drive 1Gb - 3Gb.
>On the 1Gb Partition I installed 9.1 and rebooted.
>
>I inserted my YDL CD and ran the X Boot Installer which asked me to restart
>after install.
>
>When the Boot Loader came up, I checked that I had the right Ram Disk image
>selected and clicked "Linux"
>
>I get taken through a license agreement, "Custom" or "Default" installs
>(tried both), Keyboard layout, Disk to use, Package selection (tried
>various; I'm actually trying to build an intranet server but I've tried all
>the installs)
>
>I then get a window up
>
>Black Title Bar "Overal Progress" and lots of strips of various colours
>which is where I guess the Progress Bars should be. Unfortunately, that's
>it. Pointer still moves but there's no disk activity or anything else.
>Restart, try again, same thing.
>
>Anyone come across this?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>Steve
>
>
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